Chief Executive Officer
CACFS
Sacramento, California
Christine Stoner-Mertz, LCSW, is the Chief Executive Officer of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, a 150 member association that serves as the collective voice for organizations that serve children, youth and families throughout California. The Alliance provides public policy advocacy, technical assistance and training for members, as well as advocating on behalf of children and families served through California’s public systems. The Alliance’s Catalyst Center is the training and technical assistance arm of the organization, providing a range of services for providers, caregivers and others in behavioral health, child welfare and education fields.
Ms. Stoner-Mertz served as President and CEO of Lincoln, an agency delivering a range of community-based behavioral health services in the San Francisco Bay area, from 2005 – 2019. A licensed clinical social worker in California, Ms. Stoner-Mertz received her MSW from the University of Michigan and began her career in California in 1985, as co-founder of Seneca Family of Agencies, where she was instrumental in the development of programs and oversight of operations for 15 years. In, 1999, she founded inFocus Consulting and Development, LLC and provided consultation to over 50 private behavioral healthcare providers as well as the California State Department of Mental Health, various county departments of mental health and social services, and to school districts. As a sought-after expert on MediCal EPSDT program design and implementation, Ms. Stoner-Mertz developed one of the first Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services manuals.
Ms. Stoner-Mertz has served on the boards of directors of the California Alliance, the California Council of Behavioral Health Agencies, the National Council of Behavioral Health Organizations, and has been the recipient of numerous service and leadership awards during her career, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service.
Monday, May 1, 2023
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
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